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A few years, Madonna revealed on Howard Stern’s radio show that she dated the late Tupac Shakur for a spell in the mid-90s. Others confirmed it, too: both actress Rosie Perez and Shakur’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, revealed that they played roles in hooking the pair up. Still, the nature of their relationship has remained vague. A new letter, published on Wednesday by TMZ, changes that.

Written in 1995 while Shakur was serving time for sexual assault at the Clinton Correctional Facility, the letter first addresses the reason why he put an end to their relationship. Read an excerpt below:

Can u understand that? For you to be seen with a black man wouldn’t in any way jeopardize your career. If anything it would make you seem that much more open & exciting. But for me at least in my previous perception I felt due to my ‘image …